Irek Yalalov

Irek Yalalov (27 January 1961-) was the Mayor of Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia after 2012.

Biography
Irek Yalalov was born on 27 January 1961 in Ufa, Bashkir ASSR, Soviet Union to a family of Sunni Muslim Bashkirs. He graduated from the Ufa Oil Institute as an engineer and from the Ufa Law Institute of the Russian Interior Ministry as a lawyer, and Yalalov worked in the local government for many years. In 2012, he was elected as Mayor of Ufa in the Russian Federation's republic of Bashkortostan.